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you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/psalms/73.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Those who desert him will perish, for you destroy those who abandon you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/psalms/73.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, those who are far from you shall perish; you put an end to everyone who is unfaithful to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/psalms/73.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/psalms/73.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />For indeed, those who are far from You shall perish; You have destroyed all those who desert You for harlotry.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/psalms/73.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/psalms/73.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/psalms/73.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For, behold, those who are far from Thee will perish; Thou hast destroyed all those who are unfaithful to Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/psalms/73.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />For, behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed everyone who is unfaithful to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/psalms/73.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For behold, those who are far from You will perish; You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful <i>and</i> have abandoned You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/psalms/73.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those far from you will certainly perish; you destroy all who are unfaithful to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/psalms/73.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those far from You will certainly perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/psalms/73.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: Thou hast destroyed all them that play the harlot, departing from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/psalms/73.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />All-Powerful LORD God, those who stay far from you will be lost, and you will destroy those who are unfaithful. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/psalms/73.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For, lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go a whoring from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/psalms/73.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Without a doubt, those who are far from you will die. You destroy all who are unfaithful to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/psalms/73.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Those who abandon you will certainly perish; you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/psalms/73.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Those far from you will perish; you will destroy those who are unfaithful to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/psalms/73.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Those far from You will surely perish; You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/psalms/73.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Yes, look! Those far from you die; you destroy everyone who is unfaithful to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/psalms/73.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For, look, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/psalms/73.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/psalms/73.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For, behold, those who are far from you shall perish. You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to you. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/psalms/73.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For behold, those far from You perish, "" You have cut off everyone, "" Who is going whoring from You.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/psalms/73.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For, lo, those far from Thee do perish, Thou hast cut off every one, Who is going a whoring from Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/psalms/73.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For behold, they being far off from thee shall perish: thou didst lay waste all committing fornication from thee.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/psalms/73.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For behold they that go far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed all them that are disloyal to thee. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/psalms/73.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 72:27>For behold, those who put themselves far from you will perish. You have perished all those who fornicate away from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/psalms/73.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />But those who are far from you perish; you destroy those unfaithful to you. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/psalms/73.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed, those who are far from you will perish; you put an end to those who are false to you.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/psalms/73.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish; thou hast destroyed all them that go astray from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/psalms/73.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />I have desired to draw near to God; your Name is good to me, LORD JEHOVAH, my trust, that I may tell all your wonders.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/psalms/73.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For, lo, they that go far from Thee shall perish; Thou dost destroy all them that go astray from Thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/psalms/73.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />For, behold, they that remove themselves far from thee shall perish: thou hast destroyed every one that goes a whoring from thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/psalms/73-27.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/nFaD2oDhKPc?start=8962" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Endow the King with Your Justice</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">26</span>My flesh and my heart may fail, but God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever. <span class="reftext">27</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7369.htm" title="7369: rə·ḥê·qe·ḵā (Adj-mpc:: 2ms) -- Removing, departing. From rachaq; remote.">Those far</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">from You</a> <a href="/hebrew/2009.htm" title="2009: hin·nêh (Interjection) -- Lo! behold! Prolongation for hen; lo!">will surely</a> <a href="/hebrew/6.htm" title="6: yō·ḇê·ḏū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To perish. A primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. Lose oneself; by implication to perish.">perish;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6789.htm" title="6789: hiṣ·mat·tāh (V-Hifil-Perf-2ms) -- To put an end to, exterminate. A primitive root; to extirpate.">You destroy</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/2181.htm" title="2181: zō·w·neh (V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To commit fornication, be a harlot. A primitive root; to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry.">who are unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: mim·me·kā (Prep:: 2ms) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">to You.</a> </span><span class="reftext">28</span>But as for me, it is good to draw near to God. I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, that I may proclaim all Your works.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></span><br />You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/7-23.htm">Matthew 7:23</a></span><br />Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/3-18.htm">Philippians 3:18-19</a></span><br />For as I have often told you before, and now say again even with tears: Many live as enemies of the cross of Christ. / Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/1-8.htm">2 Thessalonians 1:8-9</a></span><br />in blazing fire, inflicting vengeance on those who do not know God and do not obey the gospel of our Lord Jesus. / They will suffer the penalty of eternal destruction, separated from the presence of the Lord and the glory of His might,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/1-28.htm">Romans 1:28-32</a></span><br />Furthermore, since they did not see fit to acknowledge God, He gave them up to a depraved mind, to do what ought not to be done. / They have become filled with every kind of wickedness, evil, greed, and depravity. They are full of envy, murder, strife, deceit, and malice. They are gossips, / slanderers, God-haters, insolent, arrogant, and boastful. They invent new forms of evil; they disobey their parents. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/21-8.htm">Revelation 21:8</a></span><br />But to the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and sexually immoral and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their place will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur. This is the second death.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/2-1.htm">2 Peter 2:1-3</a></span><br />Now there were also false prophets among the people, just as there will be false teachers among you. They will secretly introduce destructive heresies, even denying the Master who bought them—bringing swift destruction on themselves. / Many will follow in their depravity, and because of them the way of truth will be defamed. / In their greed, these false teachers will exploit you with deceptive words. The longstanding verdict against them remains in force, and their destruction does not sleep.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-26.htm">Hebrews 10:26-27</a></span><br />If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains, / but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume all adversaries.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/15-6.htm">John 15:6</a></span><br />If anyone does not remain in Me, he is like a branch that is thrown away and withers. Such branches are gathered up, thrown into the fire, and burned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-9.htm">1 Corinthians 6:9-10</a></span><br />Do you not know that the wicked will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived: Neither the sexually immoral, nor idolaters, nor adulterers, nor men who submit to or perform homosexual acts, / nor thieves, nor the greedy, nor drunkards, nor verbal abusers, nor swindlers, will inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-5.htm">Ephesians 5:5-6</a></span><br />For of this you can be sure: No immoral, impure, or greedy person (that is, an idolater) has any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God. / Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things the wrath of God is coming on the sons of disobedience.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-28.htm">Isaiah 1:28</a></span><br />But rebels and sinners will together be shattered, and those who forsake the LORD will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-13.htm">Jeremiah 17:13</a></span><br />O LORD, the hope of Israel, all who abandon You will be put to shame. All who turn away will be written in the dust, for they have abandoned the LORD, the fountain of living water.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For, see, they that are far from you shall perish: you have destroyed all them that go a whoring from you.</p><p class="hdg">lo</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/119-155.htm">Psalm 119:155</a></b></br> Salvation <i>is</i> far from the wicked: for they seek not thy statutes.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/21-14.htm">Job 21:14,15</a></b></br> Therefore they say unto God, Depart from us; for we desire not the knowledge of thy ways… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/29-13.htm">Isaiah 29:13</a></b></br> Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near <i>me</i> with their mouth, and with their lips do honour me, but have removed their heart far from me, and their fear toward me is taught by the precept of men:</p><p class="hdg">that go</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/34-15.htm">Exodus 34:15</a></b></br> Lest thou make a covenant with the inhabitants of the land, and they go a whoring after their gods, and do sacrifice unto their gods, and <i>one</i> call thee, and thou eat of his sacrifice;</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/15-39.htm">Numbers 15:39</a></b></br> And it shall be unto you for a fringe, that ye may look upon it, and remember all the commandments of the LORD, and do them; and that ye seek not after your own heart and your own eyes, after which ye use to go a whoring:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/james/4-4.htm">James 4:4</a></b></br> Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/psalms/58-3.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/psalms/72-6.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/exodus/16-1.htm">Departing</a> <a href="/psalms/69-4.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/psalms/21-10.htm">Destroyest</a> <a href="/psalms/73-19.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/73-17.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/71-5.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/71-12.htm">Far</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/71-13.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/69-12.htm">Play</a> <a href="/job/31-28.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-13.htm">Whoring</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/95-10.htm">Astray</a> <a href="/psalms/75-10.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-13.htm">Departing</a> <a href="/psalms/74-8.htm">Destroy</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Destroyest</a> <a href="/psalms/74-3.htm">Destruction</a> <a href="/psalms/76-3.htm">End</a> <a href="/psalms/73-28.htm">Faith</a> <a href="/psalms/78-36.htm">False.</a> <a href="/psalms/77-17.htm">Far</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Harlot</a> <a href="/psalms/77-4.htm">Kept</a> <a href="/psalms/80-16.htm">Perish</a> <a href="/psalms/81-2.htm">Play</a> <a href="/proverbs/2-22.htm">Unfaithful</a> <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Whoring</a><div class="vheading2">Psalm 73</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-1.htm">The prophet, prevailing in a temptation</a></span><br><span class="reftext">2. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-2.htm">Shows the occasion thereof, the prosperity of the wicked</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-13.htm">The wound given thereby, diffidence</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/psalms/73-15.htm">The victory over it, knowledge of God's purpose.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/73.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/psalms/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/psalms/73.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Those far from You will surely perish;</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the spiritual consequences of being distant from God. In biblical context, being "far from" God often implies a lack of relationship or rebellion against His commandments. The concept of perishing is frequently associated with spiritual death or eternal separation from God, as seen in passages like <a href="/john/3-16.htm">John 3:16</a>, where belief in God is linked to eternal life. The idea of perishing also connects to the Old Testament warnings given to Israel about the consequences of turning away from God (<a href="/deuteronomy/30-17.htm">Deuteronomy 30:17-18</a>). Geographically, the Israelites understood the significance of proximity to God, as the temple in Jerusalem was the central place of worship and God's presence. This phrase serves as a warning to remain close to God to avoid spiritual destruction.<p><b>You destroy all who are unfaithful to You.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights God's judgment on unfaithfulness. In the historical and cultural context of ancient Israel, faithfulness to God was paramount, as seen in the covenant relationship established at Sinai (<a href="/exodus/19-5.htm">Exodus 19:5-6</a>). Unfaithfulness, often equated with idolatry or moral corruption, led to divine judgment, as illustrated in the stories of Israel's exile (<a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-23</a>). The destruction mentioned here can be understood as both temporal judgment and eternal consequences. This phrase also connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's justice, where He holds individuals accountable for their actions (<a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18-32</a>). In terms of typology, Jesus Christ is seen as the faithful one who fulfills the covenant and offers redemption, contrasting with the unfaithfulness of humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asaph.htm">Asaph</a></b><br>The author of <a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, Asaph was a prominent Levite singer and seer in David's court. He is known for his deep reflections on the justice of God and the prosperity of the wicked.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>In the context of <a href="/bsb/psalms/73.htm">Psalm 73</a>, the wicked are those who are far from God, living in rebellion and unfaithfulness. They are contrasted with the righteous who draw near to God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary_of_god.htm">The Sanctuary of God</a></b><br>A pivotal place in the psalm where Asaph gains understanding of the fate of the wicked. It represents the presence and revelation of God.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_faithful.htm">The Faithful</a></b><br>Those who remain close to God, trusting in His justice and righteousness, despite the apparent prosperity of the wicked.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event or process by which God will ultimately deal with the wicked, as described in the psalm.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequence_of_distance_from_god.htm">The Consequence of Distance from God</a></b><br>Being far from God leads to spiritual peril and eventual destruction. This serves as a warning to maintain a close relationship with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_faithfulness.htm">The Importance of Faithfulness</a></b><br>Faithfulness to God is crucial. Unfaithfulness leads to destruction, highlighting the need for steadfastness in our walk with God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/understanding_through_god's_perspective.htm">Understanding Through God's Perspective</a></b><br>Like Asaph, we must seek God's perspective, especially when struggling with the apparent success of the wicked. God's justice will prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_justice.htm">The Assurance of God's Justice</a></b><br>Trust in God's ultimate justice provides comfort and assurance, even when the wicked seem to prosper temporarily.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/drawing_near_to_god.htm">Drawing Near to God</a></b><br>Actively seek to draw near to God through prayer, worship, and obedience, ensuring that we remain faithful and close to Him.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_psalm_73.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Psalm 73</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_psalm_73_27_align_with_nt_love.htm">Psalm 73:27 proclaims God will destroy the unfaithful—how does this align with the New Testament emphasis on love and redemption? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_the_righteous_suffer.htm">If God wants to protect His people, why does He allow the righteous to suffer at the hands of the wicked?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_zophar_with_psalm_73.htm">How do we reconcile Zophar's rigid cause-and-effect theology in Job 20 with other biblical passages (like Psalm 73) that acknowledge the prosperity of the wicked without immediate judgment?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_god_witness_sin.htm">Can God witness sin?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/psalms/73.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 27.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For lo, they that are far from thee shall perish.</span> As God is the source of all life, to be "far from him" is to perish - to have this life depart from us, even if existence of any kind remains. The psalmist is vague with respect to the ultimate fate of the wicked, confident only of the continued existence, in a condition which he declares to be "good," of the righteous. <span class="cmt_word">Thou hast destroyed all them that go a-whoring from thee.</span> The strong phrase here used is rare in the Psalms, occurring only in this place and in <a href="/psalms/106-39.htm">Psalm 106:39</a>. It commonly refers to idolatrous practices, but is used sometimes of other kinds of declension and alienation from God (see <a href="/leviticus/20-6.htm">Leviticus 20:6</a>; <a href="/numbers/14-33.htm">Numbers 14:33</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/psalms/73-27.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Those far</span><br /><span class="heb">רְחֵקֶ֣יךָ</span> <span class="translit">(rə·ḥê·qe·ḵā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7369.htm">Strong's 7369: </a> </span><span class="str2">Removing, departing</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from You</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will surely</span><br /><span class="heb">הִנֵּ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(hin·nêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Interjection<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2009.htm">Strong's 2009: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lo! behold!</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perish;</span><br /><span class="heb">יֹאבֵ֑דוּ</span> <span class="translit">(yō·ḇê·ḏū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6.htm">Strong's 6: </a> </span><span class="str2">To wander away, lose oneself, to perish</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You destroy</span><br /><span class="heb">הִ֝צְמַ֗תָּה</span> <span class="translit">(hiṣ·mat·tāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6789.htm">Strong's 6789: </a> </span><span class="str2">To put an end to, exterminate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who are unfaithful</span><br /><span class="heb">זוֹנֶ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(zō·w·neh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2181.htm">Strong's 2181: </a> </span><span class="str2">To commit adultery, to commit idolatry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to You.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִמֶּֽךָּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(mim·me·kā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | second person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> </span><span class="str2">A part of, from, out of</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/psalms/73-27.htm">Psalm 73:27 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/psalms/73-27.htm">OT Poetry: Psalm 73:27 For behold those who are far (Psalm Ps Psa.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/psalms/73-26.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Psalm 73:26"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Psalm 73:26" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/psalms/73-28.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Psalm 73:28"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Psalm 73:28" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>